1 Week Old

Here is a picture of Luke at 1 week old. He is doing really well, eating up a storm and sleeping a lot during the day. He had his first doctors appointment on Friday, 2 days home from the hospital, and gained 7 ounces since his release. Typical weight gain is 1 ounce per day. Clearly he is a good eater.

Unfortunately so far he is not sleeping the best at night. I am still holding out hope that he will be a better sleeper than Hunter, but currently he is worse. He will only sleep for 1-2 hours at a time and that is if he is sleeping on my chest. Otherwise he wakes after 10 minutes in the bassinet.

He has shown great interest in sucking on his hands, which I am trying to encourage. As you can see he has already found his thumb, and I am holding out hope that he will become a thumb sucker. I know this sounds odd, but Hunter was a pacifier baby and we had so many months of having to put the pacifier back in his mouth in the middle of the night, I would love for Luke to be able to put his thumb in his mouth himself.

Hunter is still excited to have a baby brother and loves to hold and cuddle him. He has shown no signs of jealousy and is really adjusting well.